I found this hard to believe, so I did some research and it appears it’s true. The first regularly scheduled television programs were begun on this date in 1928 
in Schenectady, NY.
A farm report/weather program was transmitted on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. by General Electric.
How the times have changed! 
Also on this date, in 1927 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded. And the winner is…! (Why did they stop using that? I find “And the Oscar goes to…” a lot more boring.)
